

But if you're OK with that, getting Overwatch 2 from Steam is definitely the way to do it. Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play, team-based action game set in the optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. I'm not sure I'll be putting much time into it, since it only takes a couple of seconds to understand why people generally hate the monetization structure. is an Internet-based online game, social networking service, digital distribution, and digital rights management platform developed by Blizzard. Whether you should play it or not is a different question entirely.

A few quirks aside, it's certainly one of the more performant games I've tried on the Deck recently. Included are all-new legendary skins for Winston, Symmetra, and Zarya, up to 2,000 Overwatch Credits to unlock legacy cosmetics from the Hero Gallery, new sprays, voice lines, name cards, player icons, and more. The Invasion Premium Battle Pass is packed with over 80 tiers of new rewards. You can happily play Overwatch 2 on the Steam Deck at medium settings, 1280 x 800 resolution and enjoy 60 FPS (or a little below at times) gameplay. Invasion Battle Pass & Ana A-7000 Wargod Mythic Skin. Performance on the whole is excellent though. The fix for this is to switch to Proton Experimental, then all works well. I've also already hit an interesting issue where I touched the display on the Deck and the game then thought I was using a keyboard and mouse, also refusing then to react to the controller inputs. Open the desktop app and click Overwatch on the left Click the Options dropdown menu and select Show in Explorer Open the Overwatch folder and. You'll get some jank while the shaders are getting figured out. I've never played Overwatch 2 despite having some hours in the first game, but I've installed it on my Deck this morning just because it's there, and it's easy. And who knows, maybe Blizzard will even see an uptick in players.
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Techy folks would have no problem with this, but would more casual players even know it was a possibility?įor everything you can do with the Steam Deck, just being able to install games through the native UI is far superior. But as on a desktop, it involved getting the client installed. Getting Blizzard games like Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 onto the Steam Deck has been possible, and not terribly difficult. Microsoft trial.Overwatch 2 performs pretty well on Steam Deck. Activision recently made a similar move by returning Call of Duty to Steam after a five-year hiatus from the platform - a move that the company called a "failure" during the recent FTC v. and feature-rich TypeScript library for easy access to Blizzard APIs. No word yet on what other Blizzard games will be headed to the Steam launcher in the future, though Blizzard indicates more are on the way. Launcher utility to help start games with the steam overlay. Dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences.ever. IGN's launch review of the sequel, however, said that the switch to a 5v5 format "breathes new life" into the shooter. Creators of the Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch series, Blizzard Entertainment is an industry-leading developer responsible for the most epic entertainment experiences, ever. The game has seen a somewhat mixed reception since release, with players especially upset over the decision to cancel the game's PvE Hero Mode, which was the main distinction between it and the original Overwatch. It's possible the move to Steam is at least in part a decision taken to breathe new life into the declining playerbase.

Notably, though, this news comes the same day as Activision-Blizzard's earnings report, during wihch the company admitted Overwatch 2's engagement and player investment has "declined sequentially" over the quarter. We’re happy to work with Valve to make that happen.” If you are unable to connect to games like Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and other Blizzard titles, you should check if the servers. “While remains a priority for us now and into the future, we’ve heard players want the choice of Steam for a selection of our games, starting with Overwatch 2 on August 10th. “It’s our goal at Blizzard to listen to players and try to exceed their expectations in everything we do,” said Blizzard president Mike Ybarra.
